Perimenopause: The Plot Twist No One Warned Us About
Meet the women behind Stuck In The Middle and why we created a program for the messy, confusing, “what the heck is happening to me?” stage of midlife.
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
A 10-Week Online Perimenopause Program For Women Who Feel Like Their Body And Brain Changed Overnight
If you feel more tired, foggy, reactive, bloated, inconsistent, or like the things that used to work suddenly don’t, you are not losing it. Perimenopause can affect your metabolism, mood, sleep, stress tolerance, strength, recovery, body composition, and mental clarity, often years before menopause is officially diagnosed.
This program was built to help you stop guessing, stop blaming yourself, and finally understand what is happening in your body and brain so you can feel more in control again.
Next Cohort Starts: September 21, 2026
Registration Closes: September 15th, 2026
Live group sessions run weekly on: Wednesdays from 12:00–12:45 PM CST (replay option available)
We only run this program 2–3 times per year at limited capacity!
What You’ll Learn And How This Works
This is not another course that piles on more information and leaves you wondering what to actually do with it.
Perimenopause advice is everywhere, and a lot of it is either vague, extreme, contradictory, or completely disconnected from real life.
“Eat more protein.”
“Manage your stress.”
“Lift weights.”
“Sleep better.”
“Balance your hormones.”
Okay, great. But what does that actually look like when you’re exhausted, busy, overwhelmed, sleeping like garbage, and already trying to hold everything together?
That is where this program is different.
Stuck In The Middle combines no-nonsense pre-recorded lessons, weekly live support, practical resources, and simple homework so you can stop drowning in advice and start understanding what actually matters right now.
Over 10 weeks, we help you streamline your habits, spot patterns, and make realistic adjustments around nutrition, movement, recovery, sleep, stress, and daily routines.
The goal is to replace confusion with clarity, reduce the mental load, and help you make decisions that support your body’s changing needs without extreme approaches, rigid rules, or recycled advice that was never built for this phase of life.
Why We Created This
Your sleep gets lighter. Your patience gets thinner. Your energy crashes harder. Your mood feels less predictable. Your body changes in ways that feel frustrating as hell. And the things that used to work suddenly don’t.
Then women are told:
“Your labs are fine.”
“It’s just aging.”
“Eat less and move more.”
“Welcome to your 40s.”
We say, to hell with that.
Stuck In The Middle was created by Sue and Shauna, both Certified Menopause Coaching Specialists, with over a decade of experience coaching women 35+ through nutrition, fitness, stress, consistency, body changes, and real-life health struggles.
But this is not just professional for us. It is personal too.
Sue is navigating perimenopause firsthand. Shauna is 40, already feeling early shifts while running a business and raising her daughter full-time.
We understand how hard it is to manage your health when your hormones, stress, sleep, energy, body, and brain all feel like they are changing at once.
This 10-week online program gives you clear education, realistic strategies, and support that actually fits your life, so you can stop guessing, stop blaming yourself, and start feeling more in control again.
What’s Included
Inside Stuck In The Middle, you’ll get:
✓ 10 weeks of guided perimenopause education
✓ Pre-recorded lessons you can watch on your own time
✓ Actionable strategies and simple homework inside each chapter
✓ Weekly live group sessions on Wednesdays from 12:00–12:45 PM CST
✓ Replay access if you can’t attend live
✓ Downloadable resources and practical tools
✓ Private group chat for connection, questions, and support
✓ 6 months of access to course lessons, replays, worksheets, and resources
✓ Coaching from Certified Menopause Specialists who work with women in this stage every day
Each chapter gives you the education and the action steps.
You’ll learn what’s changing in your body and brain, why it matters, and how it may be showing up in your energy, mood, sleep, strength, stress, metabolism, and confidence.
Then we move into the practical side: what to adjust, what to pay attention to, and how to start applying it in real life. Because information is only useful if you know what to actually do with it.
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
Course Options
A 10-week perimenopause program for women who are tired of guessing what’s happening to their body. Learn how hormones, nutrition, strength training, sleep, stress, and consistency all connect so you can stop fighting your symptoms and start making changes that actually help. Clear education, real-life strategies, honest conversations, and practical tools for your body, your brain, and your actual life.
Everything included in the full course, plus two private 45-minute sessions with Certified Menopause Specialist, Sue for women who want a more personalized layer of support. These sessions give you space to talk through your specific symptoms, ask personal questions, and get guidance around how to apply the program to your body, your lifestyle, and your next steps. *Recommended if your symptoms feel more complex, you have specific questions, or you want help applying the course to your own life.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Live group sessions run weekly on Wednesdays from 12:00–12:45 PM Central Time.
Each session is 45 minutes long and focused on questions, discussion, troubleshooting, and real-life application.
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Replays will be available, so you can still follow along if you can’t make it live.
We recommend attending live when you can because that’s where you’ll get the most connection, support, and clarity, but you will not fall behind if you miss a session.
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The live sessions are where we help you apply what you’re learning.
They are not long lectures or repeat versions of the lessons. They are for real questions, real-life troubleshooting, discussion, support, and helping you figure out what actually makes sense for your body and your life.
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Plan for about 1–2 hours per week.
That includes watching the lesson, completing the simple homework or reflection, and attending or watching the live session.
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No.
Many women are in perimenopause before anyone officially confirms it. If your energy, mood, sleep, cycle, stress tolerance, body composition, or brain feel different than they used to, this program can help you make sense of what may be happening.
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No. This program is fully virtual, so you can join from anywhere.
The live sessions are hosted online on Wednesdays from 12:00–12:45 PM Central Time, and replays will be available if you can’t attend live.
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Yes, from an educational perspective.
We will help you better understand the conversation around hormone therapy, what questions to ask, and how to advocate for yourself. We do not diagnose, prescribe, or replace your medical provider.
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We highly recommend the Course + Private Support option if you want a more personalized approach.
You’ll get everything included in the full 10-week program, plus two private 45-minute sessions with Sue, a Certified Menopause Specialist.
These sessions give you space to talk through your specific symptoms, questions, lifestyle, habits, and next steps so you can better understand how the course applies to you.
It’s a great fit if you feel overwhelmed, unsure where to start, or want more individual support as you move through the program.
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This is not for someone looking for a quick fix, extreme diet, intense challenge, or rigid plan.
It’s for women who want to understand what’s happening, simplify their approach, and build realistic strategies that support their body, brain, and actual life.
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You’ll have access to the course lessons, replays, worksheets, and resources for 6 months from the start of the program.
We know life gets busy. You may miss a week, want to revisit a lesson, or need time to actually apply what you’re learning. This gives you space to move through the program without feeling like you have to rush.
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By the end of the program, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what’s happening in your body and brain, what symptoms may be connected to perimenopause, and what habits actually matter in this stage of life.
You’ll walk away with:
A better understanding of your hormones and symptoms
Practical nutrition strategies for energy, cravings, blood sugar, and body composition
A smarter approach to strength training, movement, and recovery
Tools to support sleep, stress, mood, and consistency
More confidence advocating for yourself and asking better questions
A realistic plan you can continue using after the 10 weeks are over
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There is nothing else like this here.
Most women are left trying to piece perimenopause together on their own — random Instagram posts, rushed appointments, vague advice, confusing symptoms, and a whole lot of “why the hell do I feel like this?”
Stuck In The Middle brings everything together in one clear, structured program.
We cover the real things women are struggling with in midlife: hormones, nutrition, strength training, sleep, stress, recovery, mood, energy, metabolism, body composition, confidence, and self-advocacy.
But we don’t just teach it. We help you apply it.
Every chapter includes education and actionable strategies, plus weekly live support, replays, resources, and private group connection so you’re not left with a bunch of information and no idea what to do next.
This is not a generic wellness course.
It’s not a weight loss challenge.
It’s not fear-based menopause marketing.
And it’s definitely not another “just eat more protein and manage your stress” conversation.It’s real education, practical tools, and honest support for women who are tired of being brushed off and ready to understand what’s actually happening in their body and brain.